Simple one-file C++ application extracting data from given PESEL number. PESEL ( pol. Powszechny Elektroniczny System Ewidencji Ludności, Universal Electronic System for Registration of the Population) is a Polish national identification number, used in Poland since 1979.
PESEL number contains:
- date of birth,
- gender,
- validity digit,
- serial number
For specific information about algorithms used to put data into a 11-digits-long string, please reffer to Wikipedia.
PESEL number is the main method of citizens identification. Each record in the database consists of 26 fields (additional 7 for foreigners) and it is assigned to every new Polish inhabitant.